Ben

Pittsburgh Sports Fan
Finance
Washed 🏀

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@ThrowbackHoops This was the early days of showing summer league on TV. Miss this - it was a different type of atmosphere. You could hear the players better too.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@EN0CX He's low profile but I'm sure people noticed him. If they didn't, even better. I'm sure he loves being able to do this vs. getting swarmed.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@SenorDickslime @Merdo190353 @laizar27 That's not the basketball I played 15 years ago. The finals were physical this year though - not a lot of belly flopping going on.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@JBrianR91 Nah dude, you're fat, stupid, and yelling... pussy.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@SenorDickslime @Merdo190353 @laizar27 I do like soccer... played till 9th grade in HS and was on varsity. Chose basketball in 10th grade, played in college, and then played professional ball for 2 years in Brazil. Simply put, in HS the soccer team is seen as zesty in the US, but 🏈 🏀 is how you become HIM.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@rguerr2 @laizar27 They have a chance. I'd rather be us than you - we are having fun over here Mr. Serious

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@LoEl81 Lola it's pronounced "Turkeyayaya" and yes, we are no longer champions 😔

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@jsinisa @maritimo300 @_vincenzobove Assuming it's a domino effect related to the heat? Idk I'm the dumbest guy here.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@Maverick_SZN Yes. I'm not a math guy, but your math appears to check out.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@Stiff_FC @CallumR65744720 Banter is dead in the US guys - can't tell you how frustrating it is. You guys should be careful, you might get cancelled by our woke culture if you keep it up! 😂

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@cometwtf @nsedef She knew what she was doing lol. What I don't understand is how JPM didn't catch this in DD. Assume they did their own buy-side QofE? Anyways, this is a tax write off for JPM.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@FOXSports @USMNT Welp, 2-1 in group play was all we could ask for. #thanksparis

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@BarstoolBigCat They’ll realize it the same day they admit the 2027 USMNT-Mars exhibition was also rigged in our favor. Greatest dynasty in the history of organized sport and it’s not close. 🇺🇸🦅

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

#jackson #goldenretriever

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@Diederik74 @_vincenzobove Fun fact: this is U.S. News’ overall ranking with ‘quality of life’ photoshopped on top - that’s a different list. US is #18 because it’s #1 in Culture/Tourism and #2 in Economic Development but #72 in environment and #41 in civic health. Wealth isn’t the problem. Balance is.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@JakeFleshner As in a retained buy-side search? That's all I do for mainly PE-backed strategics.

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

@shagbark_hick C, easy. Burlington’s the only circle here that’s a place people actually move to on purpose. Lake, mountains, ski season, Montreal up the road. Everyone else is picking “near a highway to somewhere better.”

[Ben @BlancoBuckets]

Misread stat + your own chart refuting you, in one post:
1. The Fed doesn’t say 38% can’t afford $400. 63% would cover it in cash; only 13% couldn’t pay by any means; 73% say they’re doing fine.

2. That record spike is SUBPRIME. Prime (most borrowers) is the flat blue line near record lows. You posted proof the distress is bottom-concentrated. That’s the K-shape.

Which is the whole trick: you’re comparing America’s 10th percentile to Germany’s median. US median income still tops the OECD. Sit down.